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Computational Linguistics Group, 2008
University of Vigo

English-Portuguese CLUVI Dictionary

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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understand


- transitive verb
- PAST: understood. PART: understood
- entender

EN He wished she would try to be more accurate, he said: 'Tell me _ which is East, which is West?' he said, half laughing at her, half scolding her, for he could not understand the state of mind of anyone, not absolutely imbecile, who did not know the points of the compass.
PT Gostaria que se esforçasse por ser mais precisa, disse ele. "Diz-me - qual é o Este, qual é o Oeste?", perguntava, meio a rir, meio a repreendê-la, já que não conseguia entender o estado de espírito de alguém que, não sendo completamente imbecil, desconhecia os pontos cardeais.
- Fonte: RUM (2609)
- compreender

EN You could hardly understand her with that goddam pillow over her face.
PT Mas era difícil compreender o que dizia por causa das almofadas.
- Fonte: AGU (5404)
- perceber

EN I cannot understand it .... It would be easier to understand if he had been shot -- after all, the term gunman must mean that they shoot with a gun.
PT Não consigo perceber... Seria mais fácil de perceber se ele tivesse sido alvejado _ afinal de contas, o termo atirador deve querer dizer que atiram com uma pistola.
- Fonte: CRI (4918)